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They thought that granting popular sovereignty would allow slavery
Group B
Uncle Tom's Cabin
1) state's rights - the south felt like they weren't treated equally2) sectionalism - favoring one section or state rather than the whole country3) slavery - the south needed slaves for farming, the north was mostly industry so they didnt need slaves. most of the northerners (and some southerners) didn't think slavery was right
It would allow slavery to spread north of the line established by the Missouri compromise. - Novanet
Some northerners believed slavery was morally wrong. Southerners believed slavery was an essential part of their lives.
The southerners wanted slavery to end but northerners didn't want that
slavery
The northerners felt slavery was bad, although they bought cotton from the south that the slaves made. The southerners felt slavery was very useful to make and sell goods.
Many Northerners were for the proclamation that ended slavery. However, there were Northerners who felt like Southerners and opposed it.
Northerners were completely against slavery, and before the Civil War they took their hatred overboard by killing Southerners for their slavery.
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they opposed the african american slavery
No- not all Southerners were pro-slavery, just like not all Northerners were anti-slavery.
Briefly put, most Southerners wanted to continue the right to own slaves and most Northerners did not like the practice and did not want to see it extended to new states that came into the union. A fairly large number of Northerners were strongly against slavery and wanted to abolish it throughout the country as soon as possible. Some Southerners had objections to slavery but respected the right of others to keep their slaves.
Northerners and Southerners were not ready to resort to violence to abolish slavery